Unit 2

Unit Opener Extend Worksheet 1.2.1

1 Read and check the meanings. Which of the words below could be used in place of
amazing? Check four boxes.

What does amazing mean? One person might describe a magician’s trick as amazing.
Another person might call it fake. Is the fact that the sun rises every morning amazing? Or
just normal? What’s amazing to one person may not be amazing to another. However, the
word amazing does have a specific meaning.

awe-inspiring
ordinary
exciting
wonderful
extremely surprising

2 There are familiar jobs, unusual jobs, jobs with adventure, jobs with extreme physical
activity, and dangerous jobs. Of all the jobs you know about, which ones do you consider
truly amazing? Write the jobs below.
1. 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

4. 8.

Impact Extend Worksheet 1.2.1 1

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 3 Look at the jobs you wrote. How amazing are they? Rank them in order of how amazing you
think they are. (1 = most amazing). Compare with a partner’s.
most amazing 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

a little amazing 6.

4 Does a job have to be unusual or extreme to be amazing? Why or why not? Write your
ideas and then discuss them with a partner.

Impact Extend Worksheet 1.2.1 2

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